Glass-cleaner.



. KUGEL.

GLASS CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED IuLYe. I9I4.

Patentedmne 8, 1915.

Inman/01" Wineese@ THE NORRIS PETERS Co, PHOTOYLITHO., WAsHlNGroN, a CAv 1 .TosEPHkUGEn or CINCINNATI, oHIo.

ctms-CLEANER.

T all/whom t may coricemgf Be it known that I, JOSEPH KUGEL, avcitizenwofthe United States, fresidingatthe cation.

cityofjCincinnati, in thecounty of ILIamil` tonuand State, of AfOhio,`have invented cer-A tainnewland useful Improvements 1n Glass- YCleaners, of which the following is a specifi- The object of myinvention is to produce aucheap, simple and highly efficient device forcleaning glasses, tumblers, cups Aand the like which are usedfor'drinking liquids at restaurants, cafs,soda fountains anddrinkingrlplaces of all kinds;

- by hand, thorough work cannot` b e done,

thus fatty and stickyA substances' from milkY and Syrups, residuesV andycoatings from4 tomary to wash the glasses.

In the accompanyingV drawing forming part of this specification, Figure'(1) is a side elevation of the device, partly broken away to illustrateconstruction, and Fig. (2) is a sectional view of the device.

The device can be connected and supported in any desirable manner, inthe present instance it is supported on a bracket (1) which can befastened at any convenient point convenient for the operation of thedevice. Y Y

VIn carrying out my invention I use the ordinary or a special water pipe(2), which can be cut in at any place along its extent, and at its end(3) the pipe (2) is closed. At this end I extend the water communicationthrough medium of a smaller spray pipe (4.), which fits, at its innerend, into the main pipe 2. Over the pipe (4:) I slip a sleeve (5)carrying at its inner end a pinion 6. The outer end of pipe (4c) isscrew" threaded at (7) onto which screw thread is screwed a nut (8)which holds the pipe (4) and the sleeve and pinion in a` fixed andnormal position. The sleeve (5) is slightly tapered as shown and ontothis tapered sleeve (5) I secure the circular or annular brush (9),through lthe agency of its" tapered sleeve f (10) tting onto the Intheordinary process of cleaning glasses moved, the

tapered .sleeve (5). Onto the end (3) of any desired manner,V:',a'jhood'('12), in the present instance' flared, but it may be of anyshape desired., In the pip'e"(2)-, at av convenient point'I place a plugor key valve (111) onto which Il fasten ak lever handlel (15)at point(16) held to thefvalv'e at one struction, usually used in water pipesofthis character-` 'Iolthelower end ofthe lever Patented-June 8, 1915. i

Application mea Juiyc, 1914. seria1No.849',3as.

.of its ends by a nutj'connection (16")."V This 'i i `valve may be ofanyapproved form or conhandle"( 15)` Ifrpi'votally connect, at lpivotpoint(17),'a rod ('18) carrying'gat Outer Y in therglass (20). Movingthe .handle lever"V end.; a 'meri (19) which; meshes wenn@ f teethoffpinionf which' revolves V the Y i.

15,)forward andybakward 'opensor closes the'fvalveV (14) and opens or,closes water 1 communicationto the glass (20)`fto"be .80* `(12)..InFig. `'(1) thevalveuisclosedand washed, Awhich has been placed inthehood in Fig. (2) -it is open, the arrows showing thepath of thewater.

- In operation, thefglass (20) is placediin the hood (12) as shown inFig. (2), the

handlelever (15) beingpulled forward-to position shown in dotted linesin Fig. (1),l turning the plug or key valve (111) to a posi-- tionyshown in Fig. (2), establishing water communication, the water rushingthroughv pipes. u(2) andl(/1) and striking with force against bottom of`glass (20) becoming diffused all over the glass at the bottom; at thesame time the handle lever (15) is pulled forward the rack arm (18) vispushed forward thus revolving the brush (9) this repeated action ofpulling the handle leverV (15) forward andbackward keeps pumping 1 i thewater into the glass (20)and keeps re-. y volving the brush v(9), thusthoroughly Y washing, brushing and rinsing-the glass, the l waterrunning out toward theopen end of thel glass and finally running intothedrip pa'nor waste sink. The glasscan be movedV inand out as the brushis revolving and the water is being sprayed, if desired. The was"v tercomes in with great force and the brush revolving at the same time,thorough cleaning of the glass is the result, all the coating, fattysubstances and sticky matter being re'-` glass is thus rendered clean"and sanitary.

A coiled spring21 on the hub of the valve is used, if desired, to pullthe handle*m lever 15 back into normal closed position, if it is notdone by the operator. Any form of spring as now commonly used forpurposes of this kind may be employed. v

It is evident that the hood 12 need not be used by me as the brush andWater will clean the glass, the hood beingl used to keep the Water fromsplashing .and confining it.

The operation is very quick and glasses of various sizes can be cleaned.

The device can be made of any material and its various parts of anyshape or contour. The brush when -Worn can readily be replaced.

It Will readily be obvious that this device can be placed at any pointWhere it isnecessary to clean glasses and similar articles.

While l have described onespecic form and construction of my glasscleaner, yit will readily become apparent that the same is capable ofmany changes and modications, Without departure from the principle ofthe invention, and I Wish to be understood as not limiting myself to thespecific construction herein shown and described, but that saidmodifications still fall Within the scope of my invention. Y

What I claim as new and myinvention and ydesire. to secure by LettersPatent is:

Y 1. ln a device for cleaning glasses of the character described, aWater. pipe, a

brush, said brush surrounding said Water pipe, a valve in the Water pipeand a handie thereon, and actuating connections Jfrom the handle to thebrush, whereby the turning of the handle operates to open and close thevalve and revolve and stop the brush simultaneously to clean the glass.

2. In a device for cleaning glasses of the character described, a Waterpipe, a brush, a hood, said Water pipe and brush extending into saidhood, said brush surrounding said Water pipe, a valve-inthe Water pipeand a handle thereon, andactuating connections i'rom'the handle to thebrush whereby the turning of the handleoperates to open and Aclose thevalve and revolve and. stop the brush simultaneously to clean the glass.

3; In a devicefor cleaning glasses of the character described, a Waterpipe, said Water pipe having an extension at approximately right anglesthereto, a sleeve,r said sleeve covering said eXtension,a brush attachedto said sleeve, a valve in lsaid Water pipe, hav= ing a handle andmeansconnecting said handie and sleeve, for opening and closing the valve andrevolving and stopping the brush so as to clean the glass'. In testimonyWhereofl ax my signa.u ture'in presence of two Witnesses.

Y l JOSEPH KGEL. Witnesses:

H. E; CARs'mNs,

, PETER DRANTZBURY.

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